Tonight I finally cleaned out my purse. It was long over-due, but I'll try not to go into too many details. As I was cleaning it out, I was amused to see how much teaching has altered the contents of what I carry with me from day-to-day. I found things like: Pencils (Yes, I never… Continue reading This teacher’s purse
Hello Tuesday Night
8:30 p.m., Tuesday House warming flowers from KBK, hot chocolate, Pandora... let the paper work begin!
Valentine’s Day 2011 — Charles Spurgeon on the Father’s love
Wonderful thoughts for Valentine's Day, as penned by Charles Spurgeon (Morning, February 13): "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God." -- 1 John… Continue reading Valentine’s Day 2011 — Charles Spurgeon on the Father’s love
This Small Classroom: Parts of Speech Dice
This cube is intended to use with the word wall in my classroom. We are just moving into learning about parts of speech, so I think this will come in handy very soon. The students will roll the dice, see which part of speech they get, find such a word on the word wall and… Continue reading This Small Classroom: Parts of Speech Dice
Bathroom: Take #2
Friday, since I was able to enjoy another snow day, I decided to see if I could do something different with my bathroom. The limits I had were 1.) it shouldn't take longer than a day, and 2.) it shouldn't cost very much (I am in the process of getting curtains for the living room...). … Continue reading Bathroom: Take #2
This Small Classroom: Wall Organizer
I had thought about getting a bookshelf that was accessible to my students. This would free up more time for me to teach because I wouldn't need to hand them everything. It would also be safer than my kindergarten students getting things off the higher shelves themselves. Since I didn't really have the space for… Continue reading This Small Classroom: Wall Organizer
This Small Classroom: Flashcard Books
The students I teach are Kindergarten and 1st grade. There is a wide range of reading ability between them. For the literacy center activity, I wanted to include books that emphasized vocabulary, but also had an option of stretching the student's reading skills. I had previously purchased First Word and Numbers flashcard from the Dollar… Continue reading This Small Classroom: Flashcard Books
This Small Classroom
I teach five classes a day. Some classes are really well behaved, others are not so much. During my planning time last Thursday, I sat in each chair of one class that was particularly hard to manage. In each chair, I tried to imagine that I was that student. At this point in the year,… Continue reading This Small Classroom
Snow Day #7
Philosophy of Work
1.) Coffee mugs should be entertaining, if not inspirational. 2.) The desktop background should be comical. 3.) My mind so fixed on Christ and my heart so full of gratitude that I can "do everything without complaining or arguing."
thoughts and songs 